Man arrested over Heathrow alert

A major security alert has taken
place at Heathrow airport as a man with a rucksack scaled the perimeter fence
and ran into the path of an aircraft.

The alert, which delayed some
flights, came a day before the Queen opens Heathrow's new Terminal 5 building.

Understandably there are now questions to answer and a recent blog on
Google suggested “There should be an
inquiry as to why he wasn't cut to pieces by the razor wire?
The security fencing at Heathrow is mostly standard fencing that is easy to
cut and to climb. As for razor wire, it’s not that good unless there is a lot
of it and you can’t use it in public places.”

Security
fencing has made great technical advances in recent years and Vandgard’s Rotating
Anti Climb Guard is used at some airports and by the Metropolitan Police and
DoE because it is the most effective anti climb device. It physically rolls
away intruders with proven delay times up to 20 times longer than barbed
wire.

Unlike razor wire, which can form mantraps, or
impaling spikes which are often illegal and can also present a dangerous
hazard to employees working overhead or nearby, Vandgard is not designed with
intent to cause serious harm, it's rotating action creates an unstable
barrier which rolls if anyone attempts to climb over it. Visually it is a
clear warning in itself and so does not contravene either the Health or
Safety at Work Act, COSHH regulations or any other civil or criminal laws.

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Vandgard rolls away aggression without intent to harm

Unlike broken glass or razor wire, which can form mantraps, or impaling spikes which are either illegal or a dangerous hazard. Vandgard is not designed with intent to cause serious harm, it's rotating action creates an unstable anti climb barrier which rolls if anyone tries to climb over it. Visually it is a clear warning in itself and so does not contravene either the Health or Safety at Work Act, COSHH regulations or any other civil or criminal laws.